Monday, December 23, 2013

Warriors win second-tier playoff league

Warriors FC have won the second-tier playoff league even as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Hariman Muda.

With them level on points with Brunei DPMM but with a superior goal difference, they only had to match the Brunei club result and that is what happen as Brunei DPMM also failed to register a win.

DPMM could only draw 2-2 with Geylang International as the Bedok club came back from two goals down.

Goals from Brazilian Rodrigo Antonio Tosi and Brunei ace forward Shahrazen Said appeared enough for the Brunei to win the game and the second-tier playoff league but Eagles skipper Jozef Kaplan sparked a comeback with a goal on the hour mark.

The Eagles pile on the pressure after that and with a little bit of fortune, in injury time, they were rewarded as Yasir Hanapi's stoppage time shot ping-ponged around the penalty box before it was snuck over the line after cannoning off the underside of the bar and was credited to Stefan Milojevic.

That result meant the Warriors never needed to win and it was fortunate as they had given away a winning position after Mislav Karoglan gave them the lead before Akmal Ishak snatch a share of the point with a late goal.

It was also a happy day for Courts Young Lions as they avoided a fine of $50k after they beat Hougang 2-0 to gather enough points on the table even as they finished with the Wooden Spoon this season.